As Brown sets off to save the world once again from global this and that, not everyone is convinced he's the saviour of the universe. Stalin turned into Mr Bean turned into Superman is brought down to earth. Not Flash - just Crash Gordon.
Friday, November 14, 2008
What Did Ministers Know About Haringey?
Ministers face searching questions after it emerged the government was warned about Haringey's failing child protection procedures, months before Baby P was tortured to death. The outrage of a child killed under the nose of social services leaves a bitter taste.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Card Rethink Won't Ease Post Office Pain
A rethink over Post Office benefit payments has brought some relief to the few thousand still open for business after savage cuts. But Post Office closures have ripped the heart out of communities and the government change of heart won't ease that pain.
Labels:
Mandelson,
Post Office
Balls Hypocrisy Over Baby P
Schools secretary, Ed Balls, has been saying 'sorry' over Baby P, claiming the moral and political high ground as he tries to save his and Brown's skin. Promising 'if there are failures there has to be accountability', is rich, coming from the minister who steadfastly refused to shoulder any responsibility over the Sats fiasco.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Brown Shows Inhuman Side Over Baby P
Brown has shown his truly awful colours with a disgusting attempt to play down the tragedy of Baby P and accuse the opposition of making political capital out of this shocking case.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Heathrow, A Runaway Runway Sham
Expect some delays but no cancellations as plans to further expand Heathrow come under the Commons spotlight. The government is still singing from the old boom years hymn sheet. Now the bubble has burst it's time to rethink the Heathrow monster. But that won't get in the way of a powerful lobby and short-sighted government.
Labels:
Boris Johnson,
Conservatives,
Heathrow,
Hoon,
LibDem,
New Labour
A Topsy-Turvy Land of Tax Cuts
It's tax cuts for breakfast, lunch and supper in the topsy-turvy land of make-believe. The stakes are high as political parties try to claim the tax cut high ground. How will it be paid for, is it just talk and will they put our money where their mouth is?
Labels:
Brown,
Cameron,
Clegg,
Conservatives,
LibDem,
New Labour
Monday, November 10, 2008
Brown Is Lovin' It
Every now and again someone hits the political nail on the head to drive home a political point. Some in the political blogsphere are taking the fight to Brown, with a YouTube video produced by ConservativeHome, which gets the message across on the recession - Brown is lovin' it.
Labels:
Brown,
Cable,
Conservatives,
LibDem
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Washington Post 'Lacked Obama Probes'
The Washington Post's own watchdog has taken the unusual step of apologising to readers over its lack of probing investigations into now president-elect Obama and pro-Obama coverage.
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